Sisters' Attitudes Toward Church Changes : A Study of the Reactions of the Sisters of St. Agnes in a Western Community

Author

Dorissa Erbert Sr., Fort Hays Kansas State College

Department

Sociology

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Abstract

The purpose of the study is to ascertain what the attitudes and reactions of the Sisters were toward these changes. To secure this information, the procedure of privately interviewing fifty Sisters of St. Agnes, by means of the focused and non-directive method, recorded on tape, was utilized. The Sisters interviewed were those engaged either in the teaching, hospital, or domestic fields in Ellis County, Kansas.

Keywords

Clergy, Ellis County (Kan.), Interviews, Behavior, Mental states, Catholic church, Nuns

Advisor

Dr. Robert R. Witt

Date of Award

Spring 1970

Document Type

Thesis - campus only access

DOI

10.58809/RYXP4504

Recommended Citation

Erbert, Dorissa Sr., "Sisters' Attitudes Toward Church Changes : A Study of the Reactions of the Sisters of St. Agnes in a Western Community" (1970). Master's Theses. 1279.
DOI: 10.58809/RYXP4504
Available at: https://scholars.fhsu.edu/theses/1279

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